Billy Dec

Billy Dec is an Actor, Producer, and Emmy Award Winner with regular appearances on nationally broadcast programs (NBC's Today Show, NBC's Today in Nashville). Founder of Elston Films and the Junior Board for the Lookingglass Theater, Dec is currently producing/starring in a documentary for PBS (to be released in 2019). Dec was appointed by President Obama to serve on his White House Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Attorney and CEO/Founder of Rockit Ranch Productions, Chicago's premier hospitality and entertainment development company, specializing in the creation, marketing and management of some of the city's top venues, Sunda (Chicago and Nashville) and Undergound. Dec's educational background includes the University of Illinois, Chicago-Kent College of Law & the Harvard Business School. He has received numerous awards including "Excellence in Business Award" from the State of Illinois, the Asian American Hall of Fame Award, the Cook County State's Attorney's Community Leadership Award and Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Dec is also actively involved in philanthropic organizations like Make a Wish, After School Matters, Lookingglass Theatre . . . and formerly served as the Director of Cultural Relations for the Olympic Committee.